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Add Watch Command (Debug Menu)

Displays the Add Watch dialog box in which you enter a watch expression. The expression can be any
valid Basic expression. Watch expressions are updated in the Watch window each time you enter break
mode.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Add-In Manager Command (Add-Ins Menu)

Displays the Add-In Manager dialog box, which you use to load and unload add-ins to extend the
Visual Basic for Applications development environment.

Additional Controls Command (Shortcut Menu)

Displays the Additional Controls dialog box so that you can add controls.

Additional Controls Command (Tools Menu)

Displays the Additional Controls dialog box where you can add controls or insertable objects (such as a
Microsoft Word Document) to the Toolbox.

Align Commands (Format Menu)

Aligns selected objects with each other using the control with the white grab handles as the reference.

Lefts

Aligns the horizontal position of the selected objects, putting the left-most edges in line with the control
with the white grab handles.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Centers

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Aligns the horizontal position of the selected objects, putting the centers in line with the control with the
white grab handles.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Rights

Aligns the horizontal position of the selected objects, putting the right-most edges in line with the
control with the white grab handles.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Tops

Aligns the vertical position of the selected objects, putting the tops in line with the control with the
white grab handles.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Middles

Aligns the vertical position of selected objects, putting the middles in line with the control with the
white grab handles.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Bottoms

Aligns the vertical position of the selected objects, putting the bottoms in line with the control with the
white grab handles.

Toolbar shortcut: .

To Grid

Aligns the top left of the selected objects to the closest grid. The object is not resized.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Arrange Buttons Commands (Format Menu)

Arranges selected command buttons along the bottom or edge of a form.

Bottom

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Arranges to the bottom left side of the form with equal spacing between each of them.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Right

Arranges to the top right side of the form with equal spacing between each of them.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Bookmarks Commands (Edit Menu)

Displays a menu that you can use to create or remove placeholders in the Code window, move to the
next or preceding bookmark, or clear all of the bookmarks. Bookmarks mark lines of code so that you
can easily return to them at a later time.

When you add a bookmark, a appears next to the line of code where the bookmark is inserted.

Toggle Bookmark

Toggles a bookmark on or off.

Toolbar button:

Next Bookmark

Moves the insertion point to the next bookmark.

Toolbar button:

Previous Bookmark

Moves the insertion point to the previous bookmark.

Toolbar button:

Clear All Bookmarks

Removes all bookmarks.

Toolbar button:

Break Command (Run Menu)

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Stops execution of a program while it's running and switches to break mode. Any statement being
executed when you choose this command is displayed in the Code window with in the left margin if
you checked Margin Indicator Bar in the Editor Format tab of the Options dialog box. If the
application is waiting for events in the idle loop (no statement is being executed), no statement is
highlighted until an event occurs.

Some editing changes made in break mode may require you to restart your program for the changes to
take effect.

Toolbar button: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+BREAK.

Call Stack Command (View Menu)

Displays the Call Stack dialog box, which lists the procedures that have started but are not completed.
Available only in break mode.

When Visual Basic is executing the code in a procedure, that procedure is added to a list of active
procedure calls. If that procedure then calls another procedure, there are two procedures on the list of
active procedure calls. Each time a procedure calls another Sub, Function, or Property procedure, it is
added to the list. Each procedure is removed from the list as execution is returned to the calling
procedure. Procedures called from the Immediate window are also added to the calls list.

You can also display the Call Stack dialog box by clicking the Calls button (...) next to the Procedure
box in the Locals window.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+L.

Center in Form Commands (Format Menu)

Centers selected objects on the central axes of the form.

Horizontally

Aligns the middles of the selected objects to a horizontal line in the middle of the form.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Vertically

Aligns the centers of the selected objects to a vertical line in the center of the form.

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Toolbar shortcut: .

Clear All Breakpoints Command (Debug

Menu)

Removes all breakpoints in your project. Your application may still interrupt execution, however, if you
have set a watch expression or selected the Break on All Errors option in the General tab of the
Options dialog box. You cannot undo the Clear All Breakpoints command.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+SHIFT+F9.

Clear and Delete Commands (Edit Menu)

Clear

Deletes text only when a module is active.

Delete

At other times, changes to the Delete command that deletes the currently selected control, text, or watch
expression. You can undo the Delete command in the Code window or in the form if you deleted the
control from the form.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: DELETE.

Not available at run time.

Close Command (Shortcut Menu)

Closes the selected window.

Close Project Command (File Menu)

Closes the current project.

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If the project contains any unsaved changes, you are prompted to save the project before closing.

Note This feature is not available in all versions of the Visual Basic Editor.

Close & Return to <host application> Command

(File Menu)

Closes the development environment and returns you to the host application. Visual Basic is hidden but
remains in memory.

Code Command (View Menu)

Displays or activates the Code window for a currently selected object.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: F7.

Collapse Parent Command (Shortcut Menu)

Shrinks the list of items in the Locals or Watch window to the parent item. When you collapse a list, the
icon to the left of the expression changes from a minus sign (-) to a plus sign (+).

Comment Block and Uncomment Block

Commands

Adds and removes the comment character, an apostrophe, for each line of a selected block of text. If you
do not have text selected and you choose the Comment Block or Uncomment Block command, the
comment character is added or removed in the line where the pointer is located.

Comment Block

Adds the comment character to each line of a selected block of text.

Toolbar button: .

Uncomment Block

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Removes the comment character from each line of a selected block of text.

Toolbar button: .

Compile <project> Command (Debug Menu)

Compiles your project.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Complete Word Command (Edit Menu)

Fills in the rest of the word you are typing once you have entered enough characters for Visual Basic to
identify the word you want.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+SPACEBAR.

Components Command (Insert Menu)

Displays the Components dialog box from which you can add designers to the Insert menu.

Note This feature is not available in all versions of the Visual Basic Editor.

Copy Command (Object Browser Shortcut

Menu)

Copies the text for the selected class or member to the Clipboard.

Copy Here and Move Here Commands (Shortcut

Menu)

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Allows you to use a drag-and-drop operation on controls on the form. Select a control using the right
mouse button, hold it down and then drag the control. When you release the mouse button, a shortcut
menu appears with the following commands.

Copy Here

Copies the selected control to the location where you dragged your cursor.

Move Here

Moves the selected control to the location where you dragged your cursor.

Cancel

Cancels the operation.

Customize <item> Command (Shortcut Menu)

Displays the Customize Control dialog box where you can change the tool tip text, or the control icon
for the selected item.

Customize Command (Shortcut Menu)

Displays the Customize dialog box where you can add, delete, modify, or create custom toolbars.

Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete Commands

(Edit Menu)

Cut

Removes the selected control or text and places it on the Clipboard. You must select at least one
character or control for this command to be available. You can undo the Cut command when used on a
control.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE.

Copy

Copies the selected control or text onto the Clipboard. You must select at least one character or control

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for this command to be available. You cannot undo the Copy command in the Code window.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT

Paste

Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the current location. Text is placed at the insertion point.

Pasted controls are placed in the middle of the form.

You can undo the Paste command in the Code window or in the form if you pasted the control onto the
form.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+V or SHIFT+INS.

Delete

Deletes the currently selected control, text, or watch expression. You can undo the Delete command
only in the Code window.

Note To delete a file from your disk, use the standard deletion procedures for your operating system.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: DEL.

Not available at run time.

Definition Command (Shortcut Menu)

Displays the location in the Code window where the variable or procedure under the pointer is defined.
If the definition is in a referenced library, it is displayed in the Object Browser.

Definition Command (View Menu)

Displays the location in the Code window where the variable or procedure under the pointer is defined.
If the definition is in a referenced library, it is displayed in the Object Browser.

Keyboard shortcut: SHIFT+F2.

Delete <item> Command (Shortcut Menu)

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Deletes the selected item from the Toolbox. You can add the item again using the Additional Controls
command on the shortcut menu.

Delete Page Command (Shortcut Menu)

Permanently deletes the selected page from the Toolbox.

Delete Watch Command (Shortcut Menu)

Deletes the selected watch expression.

Design Mode and Exit Design Mode Commands

(Run Menu)

Turns design mode on and off per project. Design mode is the time during which no code from the
project is running and events from the host or project will not execute. You can leave design mode by
executing a macro or using the Immediate window.

Design Mode Command

Turns design mode on and changes to Exit Design Mode.

Exit Design Mode Command

Turns design mode off and clears all module level variables in the project.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Digital Signatures Command (Tools Menu)

Displays the Digital Signature dialog box where you can set the digital signature certificate for your
project.

Dockable Command (Shortcut Menu)

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Toggles the ability to dock the active window on and off.

A window is docked when it is attached or "anchored" to one edge of the screen, application window, or
another dockable window. When you move a dockable window, it "snaps" to the location. A window is
not dockable when you can move it anywhere on the screen and leave it there.

Edit Watch Command (Debug Menu)

Displays the Edit Watch dialog box in which you can edit or delete a watch expression. Available when
the watch is set even if the Watch window is hidden.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+W.

File Command (Insert Menu)

Displays the Insert File dialog box so that you can insert text from an existing module at the current
cursor position.

Not available when no editor is open.

Find and Find Next Commands (Edit Menu)

Find

Searches for the specified text in a search range specified in the Find dialog box.

If a search is successful, the Find dialog box closes and Visual Basic selects the located text. If no
match is found, Visual Basic displays a message stating that the text was not found.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+F.

Find Next

Finds and selects the next occurrence of the text specified in the Find What box of the Find dialog box.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcuts: SHIFT+F4 (Find Next) or SHIFT+F3 (Find Previous).

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Dialog Box Options

Find What

Type or insert the information you want to find, or click the down arrow and select from the last four
entries. If any text is selected or the cursor is on a word when you choose the command, this text is
displayed in the Find What box.

Search

Specifies the search range.

 Current Procedure — Searches only the current procedure.

 Current Module — Searches only the current module.

 Current Project — Searches all the modules in your project.

 Selected Text — Searches a selected range of code in your project.

Direction

Sets the direction of the search to Down or Up from the location of the cursor, or All in the selected
search range.

Find Whole Word Only

Searches for the full word by itself and not as part of a larger word.

Match Case

Finds all occurrences with the exact combination of uppercase and lowercase letters specified in the
Find What box.

Use Pattern Matching

Searches using pattern-matching characters.

Find Next

Finds and selects the next occurrence of the text specified in the Find What box.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box without performing the search.

Replace

Displays the Replace dialog box, retaining the information typed in the Find What dialog box.

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Find Whole Word Only Command (Object

Browser Shortcut Menu)

Allows you to search for occurrences that exactly match the word you typed into the Search Text box of
the Object Browser.

Group and Ungroup Commands (Format

Menu)

Groups and ungroups selected objects.

Group

Creates a group.

Note You can still select a single object from within a group and change its properties.

Note You cannot create groups within a group (nested grouping).

Toolbar shortcut: .

Ungroup

Ungroups the objects that were previously grouped.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Group Members Command (Object Browser

Shortcut Menu)

Toggles the Members of pane between an alphabetical list of the members of the selected class and a list
grouped by the member type.

Help Command (Shortcut Menu)

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Displays the Help topic related to the item selected when the Help command is chosen.

Hide Command (Shortcut Menu)

Hides the active window, project, folder, module, or the Toolbox.

Horizontal Spacing Commands (Format

Menu)

Changes the horizontal space between selected objects.

Make Equal

Moves the selected objects so that there is equal space between them using the outermost objects as
endpoints. The outermost objects do not move.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Increase

Increases horizontal spacing by one grid unit based on the object with focus. When an object has focus,
white handles appear on its borders. You can change the size of your grid units in the General tab of the
Options dialog box.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Decrease

Decreases horizontal spacing by one grid unit based on the object with focus. When an object has focus,
white handles appear on its borders. You can change the size of your grid units in the General tab of the
Options dialog box.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Remove

Removes the horizontal space so that the objects are aligned with their edges touching based on the
object with focus. When an object has focus, white handles appear on its borders.

Toolbar shortcut: .

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Note The object with focus does not move but the other objects move around it.

Note If using the Horizontal Spacing command does not produce the results you want, try to manually
rearrange some of the objects and repeat the command. Also, try the using the Vertical Spacing
command.

<Host application> Command (View Menu)

Moves the host application on top of the Visual Basic editor so that you can view it. The name of the
command changes to the name of the host application.

Keyboard shortcut: ALT+F11.

Immediate Window Command (View Menu)

Displays the Immediate window and displays information resulting from debugging statements in your
code or from commands typed directly into the window.

Use the Immediate window to:

 Test problematic or newly written code.

 Query or change the value of a variable while running an application. While execution is halted,
assign the variable a new value as you would in code.

 Query or change a property value while running an application.

 Call procedures as you would in code.

 View debugging output while the program is running.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+G.

Import File and Export File Commands (File

Menu)

Adds existing modules and forms to your project or saves a module or form as a separate file.

Import File

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Displays the Import Files dialog box which allows you to add an existing module or form to the project.
A copy of the file is added to the project and the original file is left intact. If you import a form or
module with the same name as an existing one, the file is added with a number appended to it.

Imported components appear in the Project Explorer window.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+M.

Export File

Displays the Export File dialog box so that you can extract the active form or module from the project.
The file is copied into an external file.

Not available if you have not selected a file in the Project Explorer.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+E.

Import Page and Export Page Commands

(Shortcut Menu)

Imports and exports pages.

Import Page

Opens the Import Page dialog box so that you can find and select the page you want to add to the
Toolbox.

The Import Page dialog box is the Windows Open common dialog box.

Export Page

Opens the Export Page dialog box so that you can select a location and name for the selected page that
you want to export from the Toolbox.

The Export Page dialog box is the same as the Windows Save common dialog box.

Indent Command (Edit Menu)

Shifts all lines in the selection to the next tab stop. If you place the cursor anywhere in a line and choose
the Indent command, the entire line is shifted to the next tab stop. All lines in the selection are moved
the same number of spaces to retain the same relative indentation within the selected block.

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You can change the tab width on the Editor tab of the Options dialog box.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcuts: CTRL+M.

Last Position Command (View Menu)

Allows you to quickly navigate to a previous location in your code. Enabled only if you edited code or
made a Definition command call and only when the Code window is displayed. Visual Basic only keeps
track of the last 8 lines that were accessed or edited.

Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+SHIFT+F2.

List Constants Command (Edit Menu)

Opens a dropdown list box in the Code window that contains the valid constants for a property that you
typed, and that preceded the equal sign (=). The List Constants command also works for functions with
arguments that are constants. To have the list box automatically open as you type your code, select Auto
List Members on the Editor tab in the Options dialog box.

You can find the constant you want by:

 Typing the name.

 Using the up and down arrow keys to move up and down in the list.

 Scrolling through the list and selecting the constant you want.

You can insert the constant into your code statement by:

 Double-clicking the constant.

 Selecting the constant and pressing TAB to insert the selection or pressing ENTER to insert the
selection and move to the next line.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+SHIFT+J.

List Properties/Methods Command (Edit Menu)

Opens a dropdown list box in the Code window that contains the properties and methods available for
the object The List Properties/Methods command also displays a list of the globally available methods

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when the pointer is on a blank space. To have the list box automatically open as you type your code,
select Auto List Members on the Editor tab in the Options dialog box.

You can find the property or method you want in the list box by:

 Typing the name. As you type, the property or method that matches the characters you type is
selected and moves to the top of the list.

 Using the up and down arrow keys to move up and down in the list.

 Scrolling through the list and selecting the property or method you want.

You can insert the property or method into your statement by:

 Double-clicking the property or method.

 Selecting the property or method and pressing TAB to insert the selection or pressing ENTER to
insert the selection and move to the next line.

Note Objects of the type Variant do not show a list after the period (.).

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+J.

Locals Window Command (View Menu)

Displays the Locals window and automatically displays all of the variables in the current stack and their
values.

The Locals window is automatically updated every time you change from run time to break mode and
every time the stack context changes.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Macros Command (Tools Menu)

Displays the Macros dialog box where you can create, run, step into, edit, or delete a macro.

Make <Project> Command (File Menu)

Opens the Make Project dialog box so that you can build your project into a DLL.

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Note This feature is not available in all versions of the Visual Basic Editor.

Make Same Size Commands (Format Menu)

Based on the object with the white grab handles, makes the selected objects the same size in the
dimension you select.

Width

Adjusts width.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Height

Adjusts height.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Both

Adjusts both the width and the height.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Module and Class Module Commands (Insert

Menu)

Module

Inserts a new standard module and adds it to your active project.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Class Module

Creates a new class module and adds it to your active project.

Toolbar shortcut: .

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Move Command (Shortcut Menu)

Depending on whether a window or the Toolbox is active when you select the Move command, one of
the following actions occurs:

 Changes the pointer to a so you can move the active window to another location.

 Displays the Page Order dialog box where you can change the order of the pages in your
Toolbox.

You can move the selected page to the left or right of the other pages.

New Page Command (Shortcut Menu)

Adds a new tabbed page with the name, New Page. You can use the Rename command on the shortcut
menu to change it.

You can have more than one page with the name, New Page.

When you add a new page to the Toolbox, the page automatically contains the Pointer tool.

New Project Command (File Menu)

Displays the New Project dialog box where you choose the type of project you want to create.

If there is currently another project open when you create a new project, you will be prompted to save
your work.

Available only at design time.

Note This feature is not available in all versions of the Visual Basic Editor.

Object Browser Command (View Menu)

Displays the Object Browser, which lists the object libraries, the type libraries, classes, methods,
properties, events, and constants you can use in code, as well as the modules and procedures you defined
for your project.

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Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: F2.

Object Command (View Menu)

Displays the active item.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: SHIFT+F7.

Open Project Command (File Menu)

Closes the current project or group project, if one is loaded, and opens an existing project or group of
projects.

You can open as many projects as your system resources permit.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+O.

Options Command (Tools Menu)

Displays the Options dialog box, from which you can choose a tab to set attributes of the Visual Basic
programming environment.

Tabs

 Editor

 Editor Format

 General

 Docking

Order Commands (Format Menu)

Changes the order of the selected objects on a form.

Bring To Front

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Moves the selected objects to the front of all other objects on a form.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+J.

Send To Back

Moves the selected objects behind all other objects on a form.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+K.

Bring Forward

Moves the selected object one step higher in the z-order.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Send Backward

Moves the selected object one step lower in the z-order.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Outdent Command (Edit Menu)

Shifts all lines in the selection to the previous tab stop. If you place the cursor anywhere in a line and
choose the Outdent command, the entire line is shifted to the previous tab stop. All lines in the selection
are moved the same number of spaces to retain the same relative indentation within the selected block.

You can change the tab width on the Editor tab of the Options dialog box.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcuts: CTRL+SHIFT+M.

Parameter Info Command (Edit Menu)

Shows a popup in the Code window that contains information about the parameters of the initial
function or statement. If you have a function or statement that contains functions as its parameters,
choosing Parameter Info provides information about the first function. Quick Info provides
information about each embedded function.

As you type a parameter it is bold until you type the comma used to delineate it from the next parameter.

The Parameter Info, once activated, will not close until:

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 All of the required parameters are entered.

 The function is ended without using all of the optional parameters.

 You press ESC.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+SHIFT+I.

Print Command (File Menu)

Prints forms and code to the printer specified in the Microsoft Windows Control Panel.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+P.

Dialog Box Options

Printer

Identifies the printer to which you are printing.

Range

Determines the range you print:

 Selection — Prints the currently selected code.

 Current Module — Prints the forms and/or code for the currently selected module.

 Current Project — Prints the forms and/or code for the entire project.

Print What

Determines what you print. You can select as many options as you like, depending on what you selected
as the Range.

 Form Image — Prints the form images.

 Code — Prints the code for the selected range.

Print Quality

Determines whether you print high, medium, low, or draft output quality.

Print to File

If selected, print is sent to the file specified in the Print To File dialog box. This dialog box appears

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after you choose OK in the Print dialog box.

OK

Prints your selection.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box without printing.

Setup

Displays the standard Print Setup dialog box.

Procedure Command (Insert Menu)

Inserts a new Sub, Function, or Property procedure into the active module.

Not available if the module is not active.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Project Explorer Command (View Menu)

Displays the Project Explorer, which displays a hierarchical list of the currently open projects and their
contents.

The Project Explorer is a navigational and management tool only. You cannot build an application
from the Project Explorer.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+R.

<Project Name> Properties Command (Tools

Menu)

Displays the Project Properties dialog box where you can set protection for and options specific to
your project.

Toolbar shortcut: .

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Properties Command (Object Browser Shortcut

Menu)

Displays the Member Options dialog box where you type a description of the custom member and give
it a Help Context ID and Help File name.

Only available for items containing Basic code.

Properties Command (Shortcut Menu)

Opens the Properties window for the selected item.

Properties Window Command (View

Menu)

Displays the Properties window, which lists the design-time properties for a selected form, control,
class, project or module.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: F6.

Quick Info Command (Edit Menu)

Provides the syntax for a variable, function, statement, method, or procedure selected in the Code
window.

Quick Info shows the syntax for the item and highlights the current parameter. For functions and
procedures with parameters, the parameter appears bold as you type it, until you type the comma used to
delineate it from the next parameter.

To have Quick Info automatically appear as you type your code, select Auto Quick Info on the Editor
tab in the Options dialog box.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+I.

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Quick Watch Command (Debug Menu)

Displays the Quick Watch dialog box with the current value of the selected expression. Use this
command to check the current value of a variable, property, or other expression for which you have not
defined a watch expression. Select the expression from either the Code window or the Immediate
window, and then choose the Quick Watch command. To add a watch expression based on the
expression in the Quick Watch dialog box, choose the Add button.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: SHIFT+F9.

Redo and Undo Commands (Edit Menu)

Undo

Reverses the last editing action, such as typing text in the Code window or deleting controls. When you
delete one or more controls, you can use the Undo command to restore the controls and all their
properties.

Toolbar shortcut . Keyboard shortcuts: CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE.

Note You can't undo a Cut operation using the Undo command on a form.

Redo

Restores the last text editing or resizing and positioning of controls if no other actions have occurred
since the last Undo.

Toolbar shortcut .

For text edits, you can use Undo and Redo to restore up to twenty edits.

These commands are unavailable at runtime, or if there was no previous edit, or if any other action has
been performed after the last edit. Also, some large edits may cause low memory conditions that could
prevent an Undo action.

References Command (Tools Menu)

Displays the References dialog box. This dialog box allows you to add an object library or type library
reference to your project. This makes another application's objects available in your code. Once a
reference is set, the referenced objects are displayed in the Object Browser.

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You can also add references to other loaded and saved projects. If a project has not been saved, it
appears as "UNSAVED: <ProjectName>" and you will be unable to make a reference to it.

Only available at design time.

Remove <Item> Command (File Menu)

Permanently deletes the active form or module from the project. Not available when an item is not
selected in the Project Explorer.

When removing a module from a project, make sure the remaining code doesn't refer to the removed
item.

Before your item is deleted, you are asked if you want to export it as a file. If you click Yes in the
message box, the Export File dialog box opens. If you click No, the item is deleted.

Important You cannot undo this action.

Rename Command (Shortcut Menu)

Displays the Rename dialog box so that you can change the name of the selected page in your Toolbox
and create a tip.

Dialog Box Options

Caption

Allows you to give a new name to the tabbed page.

Control Tip Text

Allows you to create a tip for the tabbed page.

Replace Command (Edit Menu)

Searches code in the project for the specified text and replaces it with the new text specified in the
Replace dialog box.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+H.

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Dialog Box Options

Find What

Type or insert the information you want to find, or click the down arrow and select from the last four
entries. If any text is selected or the cursor is on a word when you choose the command, this text is
displayed in the Find What box.

Replace With

Type the text you want to use as the replacement text or paste it from the Clipboard. To delete the text
in the Find What box from the document, leave the Replace With box empty.

Search

Specifies the search range.

 Current Procedure — Searches only the current procedure.

 Current Module — Searches only the current module.

 Current Project — Searches all the modules in your project.

 Selected Text — Searches a selected range of code in your project.

Direction

Sets the direction of the search to Down, Up, or All in the selected search range.

Find Whole Word Only

Searches for the full word by itself and not as part of a larger word.

Match Case

Finds all occurrences with the exact combination of uppercase and lowercase letters specified in the
Find What box.

Use Pattern Matching

Searches using pattern-matching characters.

Find Next

Finds and selects the next occurrence of the text specified in the Find What box.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box without replacing text.

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Replace

Confirms before replacing the search text with the replacement text.

Replace All

Replaces all occurrences of the search text with the replacement text without stopping for confirmation.

Reset <project> Command (Run Menu)

Clears the Call stack and clears the module level variables.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Run Project and Stop Project Commands

(Run Menu)

Run Project

Puts the project into a mode in which it can be used by other applications. This is used to debug and test
the stand-alone project before building a dynamic-link library (DLL) (DLL) from it. The current project
is registered, replacing any existing registration information for the project (the registry information for
an existing DLL version of the project, for example).

Stop Project

Unregisters the project, and restores any previous registry information. This makes the in-memory
project no longer able to be called from other applications.

Note The Run Project and Stop Project commands are available only to the current stand-alone
project. They are not available to host application document projects.

Note This feature is not available in all versions of the Visual Basic Editor.

Run Sub/UserForm, Continue, and Run Macro

Commands (Run Menu)

Run Sub/UserForm

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Runs the current procedure if the cursor is in a procedure or runs the form if a form is currently active.
This command becomes the Continue command when you are in break mode.

If neither Code window nor UserForm is active, this command becomes the Run Macro command.

Continue

Resumes running the current procedure or form.

Run Macro

Runs the macro.

Run to Cursor Command (Debug Menu)

When your application is in design mode, use Run To Cursor to select a statement further down in your
code where you want execution to stop. Your application will run from the current statement to the
selected statement and the current line of execution margin indicator, appears in the Margin
Indicator bar.

You can use this command, for example, to avoid stepping through large loops.

Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+F8.

Save <host document>and Save As Commands

(File Menu)

Saves the current project and all of its components – forms and modules – with your document. A
standalone project is saved separately as a project file with a .vba extension.

The Save command displays the Save As dialog box if this is the first time the project is being saved.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+S.

Select All Command (Edit Menu)

Selects all of the code in the active Code window or all the controls on a form.

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Set Next Statement Command (Debug Menu)

Sets the execution point to the line of code you choose. You can set a different line of code to execute
after the currently selected statement by selecting the line of code you want to execute and choosing the
Set Next Statement command or by dragging the Current Execution Line margin indicator to the line of
code you want to execute.

Using Set Next Statement, you can choose a line of code located before or after the currently selected
statement. When you run the code, any intervening code isn't executed. Use this command when you
want to rerun a statement within the current procedure or to skip over statements you don't want to
execute. You can't use Set Next Statement for statements in different procedures.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+F9.

Show Next Statement Command (Debug

Menu)

Highlights the next statement to be executed. Use the Show Next Statement command to place the
cursor on the line that will execute next.

Available only in break mode.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Size Command (Shortcut Menu)

Changes the pointer so that you can resize the active window or Toolbox.

Size to Fit Command (Format Menu)

Changes the height and width of an object to fit its contents.

Toolbar shortcut: .

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Size to Grid Command (Format Menu)

Adjusts the height and width of the selected object to fit the nearest gridlines in the form. You can
change the size of your grid on the General tab of the Options dialog box.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Step Into, Step Over, and Step Out

Commands (Debug Menu)

Step Into

Executes code one statement at a time.

When not in design mode, Step Into enters break mode at the current line of execution. If the statement
is a call to a procedure, the next statement displayed is the first statement in the procedure.

At design time, this menu item begins execution and enters break mode before the first line of code is
executed.

If there is no current execution point, the Step Into command may appear to do nothing until you do
something that triggers code, for example click on a document.

Toolbar button: . Keyboard shortcut: F8.

Step Over

Similar to Step Into. The difference in use occurs when the current statement contains a call to a
procedure.

Step Over executes the procedure as a unit, and then steps to the next statement in the current
procedure. Therefore, the next statement displayed is the next statement in the current procedure
regardless of whether the current statement is a call to another procedure. Available in break mode only.

Toolbar button: . Keyboard shortcut: SHIFT+F8.

Step Out

Executes the remaining lines of a function in which the current execution point lies. The next statement
displayed is the statement following the procedure call. All of the code is executed between the current
and the final execution points. Available in break mode only.

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Toolbar button: . Keyboard shortcut: CTRL+SHIFT+F8.

Tab Order Command (View Menu)

Displays the Tab Order dialog box for the active Form.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Toggle Breakpoint Command (Debug Menu)

Sets or removes a breakpoint at the current line. You can't set a breakpoint on lines containing
nonexecutable code such as comments, declaration statements, or blank lines.

A line of code in which a breakpoint is set appears in the colors specified in the Editor Format tab of
the Options dialog box.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: F9.

Toggle Commands (Shortcut Menu)

Breakpoint

Sets or removes a breakpoint at the current line.

Bookmark

Displays or removes a bookmark at the active line in the Code window.

Toolbars Command (View Menu)

Lists the toolbars that are built into Visual Basic and the Customize command. You can:

 Toggle the toolbars on and off.

 Drag the toolbars to different locations on you desktop.

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Debug

Displays the Debug toolbar which contains buttons for common debugging tasks.

Edit

Displays the Edit toolbar which contains buttons for common editing tasks.

Standard

Displays the Standard toolbar which is the default toolbar.

UserForm

Displays the UserForm toolbar which contains buttons specific to the form.

Customize

Displays the Customize dialog box where you can customize or create toolbars and your menu bar.

Toolbox Command (View Menu)

Displays or hides the Toolbox, which contains the controls currently available to your application.

Toolbar shortcut: .

UserForm Command (Insert Menu)

Creates a new form and adds it to your project.

Vertical Spacing Commands (Format Menu)

Changes the vertical space between the selected objects, based on the object with focus. When an object
has focus, white handles appear on its borders.

Make Equal

Moves the selected objects so that there is equal space between them using the top and bottom objects as
the endpoints.

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Toolbar shortcut: .

Increase

Increases the vertical spacing by one grid based on the object with focus. You can change the size of
your grid units in the General tab of the Options dialog box.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Decrease

Decreases the vertical spacing by one grid based on the object with focus. You can change the size of
your grid units in the General tab of the Options dialog box.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Remove

Removes the vertical spacing so that the object’s borders are touching, based on the object with focus

Toolbar shortcut: .

Note The object with focus does not move but the other objects move around it.

Note If using the Vertical Spacing command does not produce the results you want, try to manually
rearrange some of the objects and repeat the command. Also, try the using the Horizontal Spacing
command.

View Definition Command (Object Browser

Shortcut Menu)

Takes you to the definition of the selected member.

View Object and View Code Commands

(Shortcut Menu)

Allows you to view either the Design window or the Code window.

View Object

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Displays or activates the selected item.

View Code

Displays or activates the Code window for a currently selected object.

Watch Window Command (View Menu)

Displays the Watch window and displays the current watch expressions. The Watch window appears
automatically if watch expressions are defined in the project.

If the context of the expression isn’t in scope when going to break mode, the current value isn’t
displayed.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Window Menu Commands

Split

Toggles splitting the Code window in half horizontally. Only available when the Code window is
active.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Tile Horizontally

Tiles all open document windows in your project horizontally.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Tile Vertically

Tiles all open document windows in your project vertically.

Toolbar shortcut: .

Cascade

Rearranges all open document windows in your project so they overlap in a cascade.

Toolbar shortcut: .

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Arrange Icons

Arranges the icons of any document windows you have minimized, neatly at the bottom left of the
window.

Window List

Lists all open document windows.

Code Editing Keys

Use these key combinations to edit code in the Code window:

Press To
CTRL+C Copy the selected text to the Clipboard.
CTRL+X Cut the selected text to the Clipboard.
DELETE or DEL Delete the selected text without placing it on the
Clipboard.
CTRL+V Paste the Clipboard contents at the insertion
point.
CTRL+Z Undo the last editing action in the current line.
CTRL+Y Cut the current line to the Clipboard.
CTRL+DELETE Delete to the end of the word.
CTRL+BACKSPACE Delete to the beginning of the word.
SHIFT+F4 Find Next: repeat text search down through your
code. If no text search has been done, the Find
dialog box is displayed.
SHIFT+F3 Find Previous: repeat text search up through
your code. If no text search has been done, the
Find dialog box is displayed.
SHIFT+TAB Remove indent.

Code Window General Use Keys

Use these key combinations in the Code window:

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Press To
F1 Get context-sensitive Help on functions,
statements, methods, properties, or events.
F2 Display the Object Browser.
F9 Set or remove a breakpoint.
CTRL+SHIFT+F9 Clear all breakpoints.
F5 Run a Sub/UserForm or macro.
F8 Execute code one line at a time (single step).
SHIFT+F8 Execute code one procedure at a time (procedure
step).
CTRL+BREAK Stop running a Visual Basic application.
HOME Move the cursor to the beginning of text in a line.
END Move the cursor to the end of text in a line.
Double-click on the split bar Delete the split bar.
SHIFT+F10 View shortcut menu.
ALT+F5 Runs the error handler code or returns the error to
the calling procedure. Does not affect the setting
for error trapping on the General tab of the
Options dialog box.
ALT+F8 Steps into the error handler or returns the error to
the calling procedure. Does not affect the setting
for error trapping on the General tab of the
Options dialog box.
CTRL+J Turn on ListProperties/Methods.
CTRL+SHIFT+J Turn on List Constants.
CTRL+I Turn on Quick Info.
CTRL+SHIFT+I Turn on Parameter Info.
CTRL+SPACEBAR Turn on Complete Word.

Code Window Navigation Keys

Use these key combinations to navigate in the Code window:

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Press To
CTRL+F2 Move the insertion point into the Object box.
SHIFT+F2 Go to the definition of the selected procedure.
CTRL+DOWN ARROW Display the next procedure.
CTRL+UP ARROW Display the previous procedure.
PAGE DOWN Page down through the procedures in your code.
PAGE UP Page up through the procedures in your code.
CTRL+SHIFT+F2 Go back to the last position in your code.
CTRL+HOME Go to the beginning of the module.
CTRL+END Go to the end of the module.
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Go one word to the right.
CTRL+LEFT ARROW Go one word to the left.
END Go to the end of the line.
HOME Go to the beginning of the line.
CTRL+PAGE DOWN Go to the bottom of the current procedure.
CTRL+PAGE UP Go to the top of the current procedure.
F6 Switch between Code window panes (when the
window is split).

Global Keys

Use these key combinations in all Visual Basic windows:

Press To
F5 Run a Sub/UserForm or macro.
F8 Execute code one line at a time.
SHIFT+F8 Execute statements one line at a time without
stepping into procedure calls.
CTRL+BREAK Stop running a Visual Basic application.
CTRL+G Displays the Immediate window.
CTRL+TAB Switch between windows.

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ALT+F5 Runs the error handler code or returns the error to

the calling procedure. Does not affect the setting
for error trapping on the General tab of the
Options dialog box.
ALT+F8 Steps into the error handler or returns the error to
the calling procedure. Does not affect the setting
for error trapping on the General tab of the
Options dialog box.

Use these key combinations in all Windows-based applications:

Press To
F1 Open Help.
ALT+F6 Toggle between the last two active windows.
ALT+F4 (Visual Basic) Close the active window; if all
windows are closed, close Visual Basic.
CTRL+C or F3 Copy the selection to the Clipboard.
CTRL+X Cut the selection to the Clipboard.
CTRL+V Paste the Clipboard selection.
CTRL+Z Undo the last edit.
SHIFT+F10 View shortcut menu.

UserForm Window Keys

Use these key combinations in the UserForm window:

Press To
SHIFT+CTRL +ALPHA Select a property in the Property list of the
Properties window.
ALPHA Enter a value in the Properties window for the
selected property.
F7 Open the Code window for the selected object.
DEL or DELETE Delete the selected controls without placing them
on the Clipboard.
CTRL+Z Undo a deletion of controls.

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TAB Cycle forward through controls in tab order.

SHIFT+TAB Cycle backward through controls in tab order.
CTRL+CLICK Add or remove a control from the selection.
CLICK+DRAG Select multiple controls.
SHIFT+CLICK Select multiple controls.
CTRL+CLICK+DRAG Add or remove controls from the current
selection.
F6 Display the Properties window (design time
only).
SHIFT+F10 View shortcut.
CTRL+J Bring to front (affects overlapping controls at
design time only).
CTRL+K Send to back (affects overlapping controls at
design time only).

To deselect all controls, click the form. To select controls in a container, first deselect the container and
then CTRL+CLICK+DRAGaround the desired controls.

Add-Ins Menu

Add-In Manager

Debug Menu

Compile <project>

Step Into

Step Over

Step Out

Run To Cursor

Add Watch

Edit Watch

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Quick Watch

Toggle Breakpoint

Clear All Breakpoints

Set Next Statement

Show Next Statement

Edit Menu

Undo

Redo

Cut

Copy

Paste

Clear and Delete

Select All

Find

Find Next

Replace

Indent

Outdent

List Properties/Methods

List Constants

Quick Info

Parameter Info

Complete Word

Bookmarks

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File Menu

New Project

Open Project

Save <host document> and Save As

Import File

Export File

Close Project

Remove <Item>

Print

Make <Project>

Close and Return to <host application>

Note Some menu items are not available in all editions of the Visual Basic Editor.

Format Menu

Align

Make Same Size

Size to Fit

Size to Grid

Horizontal Spacing

Vertical Spacing

Center in Form

Arrange Buttons

Group

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Ungroup

Order

Help Menu

Microsoft Visual Basic Help

If the Office Assistant is not currently visible, displays the Office Assistant and Office Assistant
balloon. If the Office Assistant is visible, shows the Office Assistant balloon.

Toolbar shortcut: . Keyboard shortcut: F1.

MSDN on the Web

Connects you to the Internet where you can get additional information and support.

To use this command, you must have a modem or network connection to the Internet and a Worldwide
Web browser.

About Microsoft Visual Basic

Displays a dialog box with the version number, a copyright notice, and system information.

Insert Menu

Procedure

UserForm

Module

Class Module

Components

File

Note Some menu items are not available in all editions of the Visual Basic Editor.

Run Menu

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Run Sub/UserForm or Run Macro

Break

Reset

Design Mode/Exit Design Mode

Publish Mode

Tools Menu

References

Macros

Options

<Project> Properties

Digital Signature

View Menu

Code

Object

Definition

Last Position

Object Browser

Immediate Window

Locals Window

Watch Window

Call Stack

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Project Explorer

Properties Window

Toolbox

Tab Order

Toolbars

<Host application>

Visual Basic Menus

Visual Basic has two types of menus, built-in and shortcut.

Built-in Menus
Built-in menus appear on the menu bar across the top of the Visual Basic window. Each menu contains
commands that relate to the menu name. For example, the Format menu contains commands used for
formatting your form. Some of the commands have submenus that contains more specific commands.
For example, the Toolbars command on the View menu has a submenu that contains the names of the
toolbars and the Customize command. You can use the Customize command to modify the built-in
menus or to add commands to the menu bar.

Shortcut Menus
Shortcut menus are menus containing frequently used commands that appear when you click the right
mouse button or press SHIFT+F10.

Note To find information on a command on a menu, use the Search Reference Index command on the
Help menu and search for the name of the command.

Icons Used in the Object Browser and Code

Windows

The Object Browser and Code window contain many icons that represent classes and members. The
following is a list of icons and what they represent.

This Icon: Represents a:

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Property
Default Property
Method

Default Method
Event
Constant
Module
Class
User Defined Type
Global
Library
Project
Built-in keywords and types
Enum

Wildcard Characters Used in String

Comparisons

Built-in pattern matching provides a versatile tool for making string comparisons. The following table
shows the wildcard characters you can use with the Like operator and the number of digits or strings
they match.

Character(s) in pattern Matches in expression

? Any single character
* Zero or more characters
# Any single digit (09)
[charlist] Any single character in charlist
[!charlist] Any single character not in charlist

A group of one or more characters (charlist) enclosed in brackets ([ ]) can be used to match any single
character in expression and can include almost any characters in the ANSI character set, including
digits. In fact, the special characters opening bracket ([ ), question mark (?), number sign (#), and

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asterisk (*) can be used to match themselves directly only if enclosed in brackets. The closing bracket
( ]) can't be used within a group to match itself, but it can be used outside a group as an individual
character.

In addition to a simple list of characters enclosed in brackets, charlist can specify a range of characters
by using a hyphen (-) to separate the upper and lower bounds of the range. For example, using [A-Z] in
pattern results in a match if the corresponding character position in expression contains any of the
uppercase letters in the range A through Z. Multiple ranges can be included within the brackets without
any delimiting. For example, [a-zA-Z0-9] matches any alphanumeric character.

Other important rules for pattern matching include the following:

 An exclamation mark (!) at the beginning of charlist means that a match is made if any character
except those in charlist are found in expression. When used outside brackets, the exclamation
mark matches itself.

 The hyphen (-) can be used either at the beginning (after an exclamation mark if one is used) or at
the end of charlist to match itself. In any other location, the hyphen is used to identify a range of
ANSI characters.

 When a range of characters is specified, they must appear in ascending sort order (A-Z or 0-100).
[A-Z] is a valid pattern, but [Z-A] isn't.

 The character sequence [ ] is ignored; it's considered to be a zero-length string ("").

Code Window Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use the following shortcut keys to access commands in the Code window.

Description Shortcut Keys

View Code window F7
View Object Browser F2
Find CTRL+F
Replace CTRL+H
Find Next F3
Find Previous SHIFT+F3
Next procedure CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Previous procedure CTRL+UP ARROW
View definition SHIFT+F2
Shift one screen down CTRL+PAGE DOWN

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Shift one screen up CTRL+PAGE UP

Go to last position CTRL+SHIFT+F2
Beginning of module CTRL+HOME
End of module CTRL+END
Move one word to right CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move one word to left CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move to end of line END
Move to beginning of line HOME
Undo CTRL+Z
Delete current line CTRL+Y
Delete to end of word CTRL+DELETE
Indent TAB
Outdent SHIFT+TAB
Clear all breakpoints CTRL+SHIFT+F9
View shortcut menu SHIFT+F10

Immediate Window Keyboard Shortcuts

Use these key combinations in the Immediate window:

Press To
ENTER Run a line of selected code.
CTRL+C Copy the selected text to the Clipboard.
CTRL+V Paste the Clipboard contents at the insertion
point.
CTRL+X Cut the selected text to the Clipboard.
CTRL+L Display Call Stack dialog box (break mode
only).
F5 Continue running an application.
F8 Execute code one line at a time (single step).
SHIFT+F8 Execute code one procedure at a time (procedure

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step).
DELETE or DEL Delete the selected text without placing it on the
Clipboard.
F2 Display the Object Browser.
CTRL+ENTER Insert carriage return.
CTRL+HOME Move the cursor to the top of the Immediate
window.
CTRL+END Move the cursor to the end of the Immediate
window.
SHIFT+F10 View shortcut menu.
ALT+F5 Runs the error handler code or returns the error to
the calling procedure. Does not affect the setting
for error trapping on the General tab of the
Options dialog box.
ALT+F8 Steps into the error handler or returns the error to
the calling procedure. Does not affect the setting
for error trapping on the General tab of the
Options dialog box.

Menu Shortcut Keys Available in the Code

Window

Use these key combinations for menu shortcuts in the Code window:

Press To
CTRL+P Print
CTRL+Z Undo
CTRL+V Paste
DEL or DELETE Delete
CTRL+F Find
SHIFT+F4 Find Next
CTRL+H Replace
TAB Indent

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SHIFT+TAB Outdent
SHIFT+F2 Definition
CTRL+SHIFT+F2 Last Position
F2 Object Browser
CTRL+G Immediate Window
CTRL+R Project Explorer
F4 Properties Window
F8 Step Into
SHIFT+F8 Step Over
CTRL+F8 Run To Cursor
F9 Toggle Breakpoint.
CTRL+SHIFT+F9 Clear All Breakpoints
F5 Run Sub/Form or Run Macro
CTRL+BREAK Break
SHIFT+F10 Shortcut menu
CTRL+J List Properties/Methods
CTRL+SHIFT+J List Constants
SHIFT+F9 Quick Watch
CTRL+M ImportFile
CTRL+E Export File
CTRL+I Quick Info
CTRL+SHIFT+I Parameter Info
CTRL+SPACEBAR Complete Word

Project Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

Use these key combinations in the Project Explorer:

Press To
ENTER Open the selected file from the list, or expand and

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collapse the list to show its subentries.

SHIFT+ENTER Open the Code window for the selected file.
F7 Open the Code window for the selected file.
SHIFT+F10 View shortcut menu.
HOME Select the first file in the list.
END Select the last file in the list.
RIGHT ARROW Expands a list and then selects a subentry in the
list each time you press it.
LEFT ARROW Selects a subentry in the list and then moves up
the list each time you press it until the subentry
list collapses into a folder.
UP ARROW Moves up the list one entry at a time.
DOWN ARROW Moves down the list one entry at a time.

Properties Window Keyboard Shortcuts

Use these key combinations when the Property list has the focus in the Properties window:

Press To
PAGE DOWN Move down through the Property list.
PAGE UP Move up through the Property list.
DOWN ARROW Move down through the Property list, one
property at a time.
UP ARROW Move up through the Property list, one property
at a time.
RIGHT ARROW Move down through the Property list, one
property at a time.
LEFT ARROW Move up through the Property list, one property
at a time.
END Move to the last property in the list.
HOME Move to the first property in the list.
TAB Move the insertion point among the property,
properties settings box, and the Object box.

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CTRL+SHIFT+ALPHA Move to the next property in the list that begins

with the alpha character.
Double-Click Cycle through settings of enumerated properties,
or switch focus to the settings box for other
property types.
ALT+F6 Switch between the last two active windows.

Use these key combinations when the settings box for a property has the focus in the Properties
window:

Press To
CTRL+Z Undo the last editing action in the current line.
CTRL+C Copy the selected text to the Clipboard.
CTRL+X Cut the selected text to the Clipboard.
DEL or DELETE Delete the selected text without placing it on the
Clipboard.
CTRL+V Paste the Clipboard contents at the insertion
point.
SHIFT+TAB Switch focus between the Object box and the
active Properties tab.
TAB Move the focus among the Object box, the active
Properties tab, a property, and the property
value.
ESC Cancel the property change.
CTRL +SHIFT+ALPHA Move to the next property that begins with the
alpha character, in the list.

Use these key combinations when a property has enumerated values and its settings box has the focus in
the Properties window:

Press To
ALT+DOWN ARROW Open the settings box list.
ALT+UP ARROW Close the settings box list.

Use these key combinations when you set the BackColor, ForeColor, FillColor, or BorderColor
properties, and the settings box has the focus in the Properties window:

Press To

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ALT+DOWN ARROW Display the Color palette.

ALT+UP ARROW Close the Color palette.

Use these key combinations when you set the Icon or Picture properties, and the settings box has the
focus in the Properties window:

Press To
ALT+DOWN ARROW Display the Load Icon or Load Picture dialog
box.
ALT+UP ARROW Display the Load Icon or Load Picture dialog
box.

Watch Window Keyboard Shortcuts

Use these key combinations in the Watch window:

Press To
SHIFT+ENTER Display the selected watch expression.
CTRL+W Display Edit Watch dialog box.
ENTER Expands or collapses the selected watch value if it
has a plus (+) or minus (-) to the left of it.
F2 Display the Object Browser.
SHIFT+F10 View shortcut menu.

Add Procedure Dialog Box

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Inserts a new Sub, Function, or Property procedure. The Add Procedure dialog box also allows you to
set the scope to public or private, and make all local variables in the procedure static.

Dialog Box Options

Name

Lists a name for the new procedure.

Type

Identifies the type of procedure to create.

 Sub — Creates a new Sub procedure.

 Function — Creates a new Function procedure.

 Property — Creates a new Let property and Get property procedure pair.

Scope

Sets the procedure's scope to either Public or Private.

All Local Variables as Statics

Adds the Static keyword to the procedure definition.

OK

Inserts the procedure template in the Code window.

Cancel

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Closes the dialog box without inserting a new procedure.

Add Watch Dialog Box

Use to enter a watch expression. The expression can be a variable, a property, a function call, or any
other valid Basic expression. Watch expressions are updated in the Watch window each time you enter
break mode or after execution of each statement in the Immediate window.

You can drag selected expressions from the Code window into the Watch window.

Important When selecting a context for a watch expression, use the narrowest scope that fits your
needs. Selecting all procedures or all modules could slow down execution considerably, since the
expression is evaluated after execution of each statement. Selecting a specific procedure for a context
affects execution only while the procedure is in the list of active procedure calls, which you can see by
choosing the Call Stack command on the View menu.

Dialog Box Options

Expression

Displays the selected expression by default. The expression is a variable, a property, a function call, or
any other valid expression. You may enter a different expression to evaluate.

Context

Sets the scope of the variables watched in the expression.

 Procedure — Displays the procedure name where the selected term resides (default). Defines the
procedure(s) in which the expression is evaluated. You may select all procedures or a specific
procedure context in which to evaluate the variable.

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 Module — Displays the module name where the selected term resides (default). You may select
all modules or a specific module context in which to evaluate the variable.

 Project — Displays the name of the current project. Expressions can't be evaluated in a context
outside of the current project.

Watch Type

Determines how Visual Basic responds to the watch expression.

 Watch Expression — Displays the watch expression and its value in the Watch window. When
you enter break mode, the value of the watch expression is automatically updated.

 Break When Value Is True — Execution automatically enters break mode when the expression
evaluates to true or is any nonzero value (not valid for string expressions).

 Break When Value Changes — Execution automatically enters break mode when the value of
expression changes within the specified context.

Add-In Manager Dialog Box

Allows you to register an add-in, load or unload it, and set its load behavior. If you close only the visible
portions of an add-in—by double-clicking its system menu or by clicking its Close button, for
example—its forms disappear from the screen, but the add-in is still present in memory. The add-in
object itself will always stay resident in memory until the add-in is disconnected through the Add-In

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Manager dialog box.

To open the Add-In Manager, Add-In Manager from the Add-Ins menu.

Dialog Box Options

Add-Ins List

 Available Add-Ins — Lists available add-ins.

 Load Behavior — Displays the load behavior for the selected add-in.

Description

Displays a description of what the add-in does.

Load Behavior

 Loaded/Unloaded — Loads or unloads the selected add-in.

 Load On Startup — Loads selected add-in on startup of development environment.

 Command Line — Loads the selected add-in when the development environment is started from
the command prompt or from a script.

OK

Updates the load behavior of selected add-ins.

Cancel

Cancels all updates made in session.

Additional Controls Dialog Box

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Allows you add controls to your project's Toolbox.

Dialog Box Options

Available Controls

Displays the available custom controls.

Note You cannot remove a control that is used in your project.

Show

Determines which items are listed in the Available Controls list. You can select any or all of the
following options.

 Selected Items Only — Displays only those items in the Available Controls list which you have
selected to include in the project.

Path

Displays the path of the item selected in the Available Controls list.

Button Editor Dialog Box

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Provides the tools to modify Toolbar icons.

Dialog Box Options

Picture

Shows the icon pixel by pixel.

Move

Moves the picture around so that you have access to all parts of it.

 — Moves the picture up one row each time you click it until the top row of pixels is visible.

 — Moves the picture down one row each time you click it until the bottom row of pixels is
visible.

 — Moves the picture to the right one column each time you click it until the right-most
column is visible.

 — Moves the picture to the left one column each time you click it until the left-most column
is visible.

Colors

Changes the color of the pixel. You click on the color you want and then click on the pixel that you want
to appear with that color.

Erase — Removes the color from the pixel you click on after you click on the Erase box.

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Preview

Shows you how your icon will appear as you make the changes.

Clear

Clears all of the color and picture from the picture box.

OK

Assigns the picture to the control.

Call Stack Dialog Box

Displays a list of currently active procedure calls during break mode. When executing code in a
procedure, that procedure is added to a list of active procedure calls. Each time a procedure calls another
procedure, it is added to the list. Called procedures are removed from the list when execution returns to
the calling procedure. Procedures called from the Immediate window are also added to the calls list.

Dialog Box Options

Project Module Function

Lists the procedures.

Show

Moves the insertion point to the location where the call was made and turns on the Call Stack indicator,
.

Commands Tab (Customize Dialog Box)

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Allows you to add controls and modify existing controls on the Menu bar or any toolbar. You can also
modify the button image and text of your added commands.

Tab Options

Categories

Lists the different command categories.

Commands

Lists the controls available for the category you select in the Categories list. You can drag the command
to the toolbar where you want the command to reside. To add the command to a menu, drag it over the
menu's title and then into the location in the menu that appears.

Description

Displays a QuickTip for the currently selected control.

Modify Selection

Allows you to change the selected command.

 Reset — Resets the command to the default.

 Delete — Deletes the command.

 Name — Changes the name of the control to the name you type into the box. By using the
ampersand (&), you can also set shortcut keys.

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 Copy Button Image — Copies the button image to the Clipboard.

 Paste Button Image — Pastes the button image from the Clipboard.

 Reset Button Image — Resets the button image to its default setting.

 Edit Button Image — Displays the Button Editor dialog box.

 Change Button Image — Displays a list of button images from which you can select a different
image for your button.

 Default Style — For toolbar buttons, shows only the icon. For menu items, shows the icon and the
name.

 Text Only (Always) — Shows the command name only.

 Text Only (in Menus) — Hides the icon, if any, for menu items. This options has no effect on
toolbar buttons.

 Image and Text — For toolbars, shows both the icon and name. This option has no effect on menu
items.

 Begin a Group — For toolbars, puts a separator line before the control. Dimmed when the control
is at the beginning of the toolbar.

Components Dialog Box

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Allows you to add components – controls, designers– to your project.

Dialog Box Options

Tabs

List components you can add by their category.

 Controls

 Designers

Apply

Adds the selected controls to the Toolbox or designer to the Insert menu without closing the dialog box.

OK

Adds the selected controls to the Toolbox or designer to the Insert menu and closes the Components
dialog box.

Controls Tab (Components Dialog Box)

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Allows you to add controls to your project's Toolbox.

Note This feature is not available in all versions of the Visual Basic Editor.

Tab Options

Available Controls List

Displays the available controls. You add a control by selecting the check box next to its name.

Note You can't remove a control that is used in your project.

Path

Displays the path of the control selected in the Available Controls box.

Browse

Displays the Add ActiveX Control dialog box where you can locate and open the control you want.

Selected Items Only

When selected, displays only those controls in the Available Controls list which you have selected to
include in the project.

Apply

Adds the selected controls to the Toolbox without closing the dialog box.

OK

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Adds the selected controls to the Toolbox and closes the Components dialog box.

Customize Control Dialog Box

Allows you to add ToolTips and modify the icon for your control.

Dialog Box Options

Tool Tip Text

Contains the text for the tool tip.

Preview

Shows the icon that you choose to use for the control.

Edit Picture

Displays the Edit Picture dialog box where you can modify the icon.

Load Picture

Displays the Load Picture dialog box. The Load Picture dialog box is a standard Open common
dialog box.

Customize Dialog Box

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Allows you to customize your toolbars and menus.

Tabs

Toolbars

Allows you to create, rename, delete, and reset your toolbars.

Commands

Contains commands you can drag to your menus and toolbars.

Options

Allows you to change the size of your toolbar buttons, to show ToolTips and shortcut keys, and to add
animation to your menus.

Office Assistant Button

Displays the Office Assistant.

Debugging Tab (Project Properties Dialog Box)

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Allows you to specify additional actions to be taken when the IDE goes into run mode. This feature is
not available in Standard EXE projects—only in projects that can create ActiveX components such as
User Controls, User Documents, and ActiveX Designers (such as webclasses and DHTML Pages).
These components are typically consumed by client programs like Internet Explorer and this Debugging
tab automates the process of launching these client programs for the Visual Basic developer.

Tab Options

When this project starts

Sets debugging options when your project starts.

Wait for components to be created

Tells Visual Basic to do nothing in run mode.

Start component

Lets the component determine what happens. The types of components include special ActiveX
Designers like the DHTMLPage Designer and the Webclass Designer, and also User Controls and User
Documents. If you select a User Control or User Document, Visual Basic will launch the browser and
display a dummy test page that contains the component. The component can tell Visual Basic to either
launch the browser with a URL or start another program.

Selecting a startup component on the Debugging tab does not affect the Startup Object specified on the
General tab. For example, an ActiveX.dll project could specify

Startup Object=Sub Main

and

Start Component=DHTMLPage1

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When the project runs, Visual Basic would register the DHTMLPage1 component, as well as other
components, execute Sub Main and then launch the Internet Explorer and navigate to a URL that
creates an instance of DHTMLPage1.

Start program

Specifies an executable program to be used.

Start browser with URL

Specifies which URL the browser should navigate to.

Use existing browser

If Internet Explorer is already running, then use it. If not, launch a new browser.

Designers Tab (Components Dialog Box)

Allows you to add designers to your project's Insert menu.

Note This feature is not available in all versions of the Visual Basic Editor.

Tab Options

Available Designers List

Displays the available designers. You add a designer by selecting the check box next to its name.

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Note You can't remove a designer that is used in your project.

Path

Displays the path of the designer selected in the Available Designers List.

Selected Items Only

When selected, displays only those designers in the Available Designers list which you have selected to
include in the project.

Apply

Adds the selected designers to the Insert menu without closing the dialog box.

OK

Adds the selected designers to the Insert menuand closes the Components dialog box.

Digital Signature Dialog Box

Allows you to digitally sign a project by assigning a certificate.

Dialog Box Options

The VBA project is currently signed as

Displays the name of the certificate that is currently assigned to the project.

Sign as

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Displays the default certificate.

Remove

Removes the current certificate from the project.

Choose

Displays the Select Certificate dialog box, from which you can select a certificate.

OK

Assigns the selected certificate to the project and closes the Digital Signature dialog box.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box without changing the project’s digital signature.

Docking Tab (Options Dialog Box)

Allows you to choose which windows you want to be dockable. A window is docked when it is attached
or "anchored" to one edge of other dockable or application windows. When you move a dockable
window, it "snaps" to the location. A window is not dockable when you can move it anywhere on the
screen and leave it there.

Select the windows you want to be dockable and clear those that you do not. Any, none, or all of the
windows in the list can be docked.

Edit Watch Dialog Box

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Use to delete or edit the context or type of a watch expression.

Important When selecting a context for a watch expression, use the narrowest scope that fits your
needs. Selecting all procedures or all modules could slow down execution considerably, since the
expression is evaluated after execution of each statement. Selecting a specific procedure for a context
affects execution only while the procedure is in the list of active procedure calls.

Dialog Box Options

Expression

Displays the selected expression by default. The expression is a variable, a property, a function call, or
any other valid expression. You may enter a different expression to evaluate.

Context

Sets the scope of the variables watched in the expression.

 Procedure — Displays the procedure name where the selected term resides (default). Defines the
procedure(s) in which the expression is evaluated. You may select all procedures or a specific
procedure context in which to evaluate the variable.

 Module — Displays the module name where the selected term resides (default). You may select
all modules or a specific module context in which to evaluate the variable.

 Project — Displays the name of the current project. Expressions can't be evaluated in a context
outside of the current project.

Watch Type

Determines how Visual Basic responds to the watch expression.

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 Watch Expression — Displays the watch expression and its value in the Watch window. When
you enter break mode, the value of the watch expression is automatically updated.

 Break When Value Is True — Execution automatically enters break mode when the expression
evaluates to true or is any nonzero value (not valid for string expressions).

 Break When Value Changes — Execution automatically enters break mode when the value of
expression changes within the specified context.

Delete

Deletes the watch expression.

Editor Format Tab (Options Dialog Box)

Specifies the appearance of your Visual Basic code.

Tab Options

Code Colors

Determines the foreground and background colors used for the type of text selected in the list box.

 Color Text List — Lists the text items that have customizable colors.

 Foreground — Specifies the foreground color for the text selected in the Color Text List.

 Background — Specifies the background color for text selected in the Color Text List

 Indicator — Specifies the margin indicator color.

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Font

Specifies the font used for all code.

Size

Specifies the size of the font used for code.

Margin Indicator Bar

Makes the margin indicator bar visible or invisible.

Sample

Displays sample text for the font, size, and color settings.

Editor Tab (Options Dialog Box)

Specifies the Code window and Project window settings.

Tab Options

Code Settings

 Auto Syntax Check — Determines whether Visual Basic should automatically verify correct
syntax after you enter a line of code.

 Require Variable Declaration — Determines whether explicit variable declarations are required in
modules. Selecting this adds the Option Explicit statement to general declarations in any new
module.

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 Auto List Member — Displays a list that contains information that would logically complete the
statement at the current insertion point.

 Auto Quick Info — Displays information about functions and their parameters as you type.

 Auto Data Tips — Displays the value of the variable over which your cursor is placed. Available
only in Break mode.

 Auto Indent — Allows you to tab the first line of code; all subsequent lines will start at that tab
location.

 Tab Width — Sets the tab width, which can range from 1 to 32 spaces; the default is 4 spaces.

Window Settings

 Drag-and-Drop Text Editing — Allows you to drag and drop elements within the current code and
from the Code window into the Immediate or Watch windows.

 Default to Full Module View — Sets the default state for new modules to allow you to look at
procedures in the Code window either as a single scrollable list or only at one procedure at a time.
It does not change the way currently open modules are viewed.

 Procedure Separator — Allows you to display or hide separator bars that appear at the end of each
procedure in the Code window.

Export File Dialog Box

Allows you to give a name to the exported file and choose a location where it will be saved.

Dialog Box Options

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Save in

Select the folder where you want to store the file.

Up One Level

Shows a list of folders or drives one level above the current folder.

Create New Folder

Creates a new folder.

Details

Shows the folder or documents in a list that includes the folder or document icon and name, its size
(documents only), type, and the date and time it was last modified.

List

Shows the folders or documents in a list format that includes the folder or document icon and its name.

File name

Unless you specify a filename extension, Visual Basic automatically adds the default filename
extension .frm for form, .bas for modules, or .cls for class modules.

List Files of Type

Select a file type from the list:

 Form Files (*.frm) — Lists all forms.

 Basic Files (*.bas) — Lists all standard modules.

 Class Files (*.cis) — Lists all class modules.

Font Dialog Box

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Use to change the fonts, the font size, and/or the font style you use for text and data fields.

Dialog Box Options

Font

Lists all the fonts that you have installed for Windows. When the box first appears, the font already in
use for the selected element is highlighted.

Font Style

Lists four additional attributes that you can assign to the font selected:

 Regular — Standard, unmodified style

 Bold — Boldface

 Italic — Italic

 Bold Italic — Bold Italic

Size

Lists common point sizes for the highlighted font. When the box first appears, the point size for the font
already in use for the selected element is highlighted, and the highlighted point size appears in the edit
box at the top.

You can select directly from the list or type the new point size in the edit box at the top (if you know
that you have additional sizes installed for the currently selected printer or if you are using scalable
type).

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Effects

Lists two additional options that you can use for highlighting the selected font.

 Strikeout — Prints the strikeout character across the font

 Underline — Underlines the font

You may select as many of the Effects as you wish.

Sample

Displays a sample of the font you have selected. The sample shows the font, style, size, effects, and
color you have specified. You can use this box to preview the results as you experiment with different
formatting options.

Script

Displays a list of available scripts.

OK

Applies the font changes to the selected report element.

Cancel

Cancels all font changes and leaves the selected element report unchanged.

General Tab (Options Dialog Box)

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Specifies the settings, error handling, and compile settings for your current Visual Basic project.

Tab Options

Form Grid Settings

Determines the appearance of the form when it is edited.

 Show Grid — Determines whether to show the grid.

 Grid Units — Displays the grid units used for the form.

 Width — Determines the width of grid cells on a form (2 to 60 points).

 Height — Determines the height of grid cells on a form (2 to 60 points).

 Align Controls to Grid — Automatically positions the outer edges of controls on grid lines.

Show ToolTips

Displays ToolTips for the toolbar buttons.

Collapse Proj. Hides Windows

Determines whether the project, UserForm, object, or module windows are closed automatically when a
project is collapsed in the Project Explorer.

Edit and Continue

 Notify Before State Loss — Determines whether you will receive a message notifying you that the
action requested will cause the all module level variables to be reset for a running project.

Error Trapping

Determines how errors are handled in the Visual Basic development environment. Setting this option
affects all instances of Visual Basic started after you change the setting.

 Break on All Errors — Any error causes the project to enter break mode, whether or not an error
handler is active and whether or not the code is in a class module.

 Break in Class Module — Any unhandled error produced in a class module causes the project to
enter break mode at the line of code in the class module which produced the error.

 Break on Unhandled Errors — If an error handler is active, the error is trapped without entering
break mode. If there is no active error handler, the error causes the project to enter break mode.
An unhandled error in a class module, however, causes the project to enter break mode on the line
of code that invoked the offending procedure of the class.

Compile

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 Compile On Demand — Determines whether a project is fully compiled before it starts, or

whether code is compiled as needed, allowing the application to start sooner.

 Background Compile — Determines whether idle time is used during run time to finish compiling
the project in the background. Background Compile can improve run time execution speed. This
feature is not available unless Compile on Demand is also selected.

General Tab (Project Properties Dialog Box)

Specifies the settings for the current Visual Basic project. The name of the project is displayed in the
title bar.

Tab Options

Project Name

Identifies your component in the Windows Registry and the Object Browser. It is important that it has a
unique name.

The project name is the name of the type library for your component. The type library, or TypeLib,
contains the description of the objects and interfaces provided by your component.

It is also used to qualify the names of classes. A combination of project name and class name is
sometimes referred to as a fully qualified class name, or as a programmatic ID. The fully qualified class
name may be required to correctly identify an object as belonging to your component.

Help File Name

Displays the name of the Help file associated with the project.

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Project Description

Sets the descriptive text that is displayed in the Description pane at the bottom of the Object Browser.

Project Help Context ID

Lists the context ID for the specific Help topic to be called when the user selects the button while
the application’s object library is selected in the Object Browser.

Conditional Compilation Arguments

Lists the constant declarations used for conditional compilation.

Import File Dialog Box

Allows you to choose the file that you want to import.

Dialog Box Options

Look in

Select the location of the project you want to open.

Up One Level

Shows a list of folders or drives one level above the current folder.

Create New Folder

Creates a new folder.

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List

Shows the folders or projects in a list format that includes the folder or project icon and its name.

Details

Shows the folders or projects in a list that includes the folder or project icon and name, its size, type, and
the date and time it was last modified.

Filename

Select or type the name of the file you want to import.

List Files of Type

Select a file type; the default is Visual Basic Project Files (*.frm, *.bas, *.cls). Files of the selected type
will appear in the File Name list box.

Open

Opens the selected file.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box without opening a new project.

Insert File Dialog Box

Allows you to look for and insert a file into a module in your project.

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Dialog Box Options

Look in

Displays the computers, servers, drives, and folders available on your computer that you can use to
locate the project you want to open.

Up One Level

Shows a list of folders or drives one level above the current server, computer, or folder.

Create New Folder

Creates a new folder.

List

Shows the folders or documents in a list format that includes the folder or document icon and its
name.

Details

Shows the folder or documents in a list that includes the folder or document icon and name, its size
(documents only), type, and the date and time it was last modified.

File Name

Selector type the name of the file you want to insert.

List Files of Type

Select a file type; the default is Text Files (*.txt). Files of the selected type will appear in the File Name
box.

Open

Inserts the selected file.

Desktop

Lists the folders and files on the desktop. The files and folders are displayed in the File Name box.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box without inserting a new file.

Load Picture, Load Icon Dialog Boxes

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Loads an existing picture file.

Dialog Box Options

Look in

Select the location of the picture you want to open.

Up One Level

Shows a list of folders or drives one level above the current folder.

Create New Folder

Creates a new folder.

List

Shows the folders or files in a list format that includes the icon and its name.

Details

Shows the folders or files in a list that includes the icon and name, its size, type, and the date and time it
was last modified.

File name

Select or type the name of a picture file you want to open.

List files of type

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Select a file type. Files of the selected type appear in the File Name box.

 All Picture Files (*.bmp, *.dib, *.wmf, *.emf, *.ico, *.cur) — Lists all picture files.

 Bitmaps (*.bmp, *.dib) — Lists bitmaps and DIBs.

 Metafiles (*.wmf, *.wmf) — Lists Microsoft Windows Metafiles.

 Icons (*.ico, *.cur)—Lists the icons.

 All Files (*.*) — Lists files of all types.

Open

Opens the selected file.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box without loading a picture file.

Desktop

Lists the folders and files on the desktop. The files and folders are displayed in the File Name box.

Macros Dialog Box

Allows you to run, edit, or delete the selected macro. You can also create a macro from the Macros
dialog box.

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Dialog Box Options

Macro Name

Contains the name of the selected macro or is blank if there are no macros in the Macro Box.

Macro Box

Lists the available macros in the Project selected in the Macros In box.

Macros In

Lists the available projects.

Run

Runs the selected macro.

Step Into

Highlights the first line of the macro and places the Current Execution Line Indicator.

Edit

Opens the Code window with the selected macro visible so you can modify your macro.

Create

Opens a module in the Code window so you can create a new macro.

Delete

Removes the selected macro from your project.

Make Tab (Project Properties Dialog Box)

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Note This feature is not available in all versions of the Visual Basic Editor.

Sets the attributes for the executable file you make. Displays the name of the current project in the title
so you can determine which project will be affected by any changes you make. The current project is the
item currently selected in the Project Explorer.

Tab Options

Version Number

Creates the version number for the project.

 Major — Major release number of the project; 0 – 9999.

 Minor — Minor release number of the project; 0 – 9999.

 Revision — Revision version number of the project; 0–9999.

 Auto Increment — If selected, automatically increases the Revision number by one each time you
run the Make Project command for this project.

Version Information

Lets you provide specific information about the current version of your project.

 Type — Information you can use to set a value. You can enter information for your company
name, file description, legal copyright, legal trademarks, product name and comments.

 Value — The value for the type of information selected in the Type box.

DLL Base Address

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Allows you to set the base address

Remove information about unused ActiveX Controls

Allows you to specify that even if a control is unused (present in the Toolbox, but not referenced in
code), its information will be retained. Uncheck this when you plan to dynamically add the referenced
control at run time using the Controls collection's Add method.

Member Options Dialog Box

Allows you to add Help information or comments about the procedures, that you define in your project.

Dialog Box Options

Member Name

Displays the name of the item selected in the Classes or the Members of list.

Description

Allows you to specify a string that shows up in the Details pane of the Object Browser.

Help File

Displays the Help file associated with the item listed in the Member Name box. This is set in the Help
File Name box in the General tab of the Project Properties dialog box.

Help Context ID

Assigns a unique numeric value for the context ID. This value is used to find the appropriate Help topic
in the file listed in the Help File box when the user presses F1 or the button while looking at the
procedure in the Object Browser.

New Project Dialog Box

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Allows you to select the type of project you want to create. If there is currently another project open,
you will be asked to save any changes before the new project created.

Dialog Box Options

List of projects

Displays the valid projects that you can add.

New Toolbar Dialog Box

Allows you to give your new toolbar a name.

Dialog Box Option

Toolbar name

You can type the name for your new toolbar or use the default name. The default name changes for each
custom toolbar, for example, Custom1, Custom2 and so on.

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Open Project Dialog Box

Lets you locate and open a standalone project.

Dialog Box Options

Open

Displays the selected file.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box without opening a new project.

Options Dialog Box

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Allows you to change default settings for the Visual Basic development environment.

The Options dialog box has the following tabs:

 Editor

 Editor Format

 General

 Docking

Options Tab (Customize Dialog Box)

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Allows you to change the appearance of your menu bar and toolbars.

Tab Options

Large Icons

Changes the toolbar icons to a larger size.

Show ScreenTips on toolbars

Turns ScreenTips off and on.

Show shortcut keys in ScreenTips

Displays the shortcut keys on the menus.

Menu animations

Lists available animations you can apply to your menu bar.

Page Order Dialog Box

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AllowSAs you to change the order of your tabbed pages.

Dialog Box Options

Page Order

Lists the tabbed pages in order from the left to the right.

Move Up

Moves the selected page up one place in the list each time you click it.

Move Down

Moves the selected page down one place in the list each time you click it.

Print Setup Dialog Box

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Appears whenever you select Setup from the Print dialog box.

Use the Print Setup dialog box to select the printer, page orientation, and paper size.

Dialog box options

Printer

Allows you to specify the printer. If you don't select a printer, Visual Basic will print to the Windows
default printer.

 Name — Displays a list of available printers.

 Status — Displays the status of the printer and whether it is ready to print.

 Type — Displays the type of printer.

 Where — Displays the location of the printer. If the printer is on a network, displays the path to
the server.

 Comment — Displays the physical location of the printer and additional information.

 Properties — Opens the Properties dialog box specific to the printer where you can choose
additional options such as paper and the way graphics are printed.

Paper

Allows you to select the paper size and source (from among those available for the printer). The sizes
and sources available depend on the printer you have selected and they change when you change
printers.

 Size — Displays a list of the available paper sizes.

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 Source — Displays the available source of paper for the printer you choose.

Orientation

Allows you to specify whether the program is to print in Portrait or Landscape orientation.

Project Properties Dialog Box

Specifies the settings for a specific project.

Protection Tab (Project Properties Dialog Box)

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Sets the protection for your project.

Dialog Box Options

Lock Project

Provides a way to lock your project and prevent someone from changing it.

 Lock project for viewing — Locks the project so that it cannot be viewed or edited.

Password to view project properties

Sets the passwords that allow someone to view the project properties.

 Password — Sets the password for the project. If you do not check the Lock Project for Viewing
option but set a password, you will be required to enter a password to open the Property window
the next time you open the project.

 Confirm password — Confirms the password typed in the Password box. The contents of the
Confirm Password box and the Password box must match when you press OK or you get an error.

Quick Watch Dialog Box

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Displays the current value of a selected expression. This functionality is useful when debugging your
code if you want to see the current value of a variable, property, or other expression.

Dialog Box Options

Current Context

Lists the names of the project, module, and procedure where the watch expression resides.

Expression

Shows the selected expression.

Value

Shows the value of the selected expression. The current value isn't displayed if the expression context
isn't within a procedure listed in the Calls dialog box.

Add

Adds the expression to the Watch window.

References Dialog Box

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Allows you to select another application's objects that you want available in your code by setting a
reference to that application's object library.

Dialog Box Options

Available References

Lists the references available to your project.

 After you set a reference to an object library by selecting the check box next to its name, you can
find a specific object and its methods and properties in the Object Browser.

 If you are not using any objects in a referenced library, you should clear the check box for that
reference to minimize the number of object references Visual Basic must resolve, thus reducing
the time it takes your project to compile. You can't remove a reference for an item that is used in
your project.

 If you remove a reference to an object that your are currently using in your project, you will
receive an error the next time you refer to that object.

 References not in use are listed alphabetically.

Note You can't remove the "Visual Basic For Applications" and "Visual Basic objects and
procedures" references, because they are necessary for running Visual Basic.

Priority Buttons

Moves references up, , and down, , on the list. When you refer to an object in code, Visual Basic

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searches each referenced library selected in the References dialog box in the order the libraries are
displayed. If two referenced libraries contain objects with the same name, Visual Basic uses the
definition provided by the library listed higher in the Available References box.

Result

Displays the name and path of the reference selected in the Available References box, as well as the
language version.

Browse

Displays the Add Reference dialog box so that you can search other directories for and add references
to the Available Resources box for the following types:

 Type Libraries(*.olb, *.tlb, *.dll)

 Executable Files (*.exe, *.dll)

 ActiveX Controls (*.ocx)

 All Files (*.*)

The Add References dialog box is the Open common dialog box.

Rename Toolbar Dialog Box

Allows you to rename your custom toolbars.

Dialog Box Option

Toolbar name

Type a new name for your toolbar.

Select Certificate Dialog Box

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Allows you to select a certificate to assign to your project.

Dialog Box Options

Issued to

Displays the owner of a certificate.

Issued by

Displays the issuer of a certificate.

Intended Purposes

Displays the purpose of the certificate.

Friendly Name

Displays the certificate name that users will see when opening a signed document.

Expiration Date

Displays the date the certificate expires.

Location

Displays the certificate’s path.

OK

Adds the selected certificate to the Digital Signature dialog box.

Cancel

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Closes the dialog box without selecting any certificates.

View Certificate

Displays the certificate that users will see when opening a signed document.

Tab Order Dialog Box

Lists the tab order for the objects and allows you to change the order.

Dialog Box Options

Tab Order

Lists the objects, in their current order, on the form.

Move Up

Moves the selected object up one position in the tab order each time you click it.

Move Down

Moves the selected object down one position in the tab order each time you click it.

Toolbars Tab (Customize Dialog Box)

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Allows you to create, rename, delete, and reset your toolbars,

Tab Options

Toolbars box

Displays the toolbars built into Visual Basic and any toolbars you create. When you show a toolbar, a
check mark appears to the left of it.

Note The Menu bar cannot be hidden. It can only be reset.

New

Opens the New Toolbar dialog box where you type the name for your new toolbar in the Toolbar Name
box.

Rename

Opens the Rename Toolbar dialog box where you type the new name for your toolbar. Only available if
you select a user-defined toolbar.

Delete

Deletes a user-defined toolbar from your project. Only available if you select a user-defined toolbar.

Reset

Removes any changes to the built-in toolbars and resets them to their original state. Only available if
you select a built-in toolbar.

Debug Toolbar

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Contains buttons that are shortcuts to some commonly used menu items frequently used in debugging
code.

You can click a toolbar button once to carry out the action represented by that button. You can select the
Show ToolTips option in the General tab of the Options dialog box if you want to display ToolTips for
the toolbar buttons.

Toolbar Buttons

Design Mode

Turns design mode off and on.

Run Sub/UserForm or Run Macro

Runs the current procedure if the cursor is in a procedure, runs the UserForm if a UserForm is
currently active, or runs a macro if neither the Code window nor a UserForm is active.

Break

Stops execution of a program while it is running and switches to break mode.

Reset

Clears the execution stack and module level variables and resets the project.

Toggle Breakpoint

Sets or removes a breakpoint at the current line.

Step Into

Executes code one statement at a time.

Step Over

Executes code one procedure or statement at a time in the Code window.

Step Out

Executes the remaining lines of a procedure in which the current execution point lies.

Locals Window

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Displays the Locals window.

Immediate Window

Displays the Immediate window.

Watch Window

Displays the Watch window.

Quick Watch

Displays the Quick Watch dialog box with the current value of the selected expression.

Call Stack

Displays the Calls dialog box, which lists the currently active procedure calls (procedures in the
application that have started but are not completed).

Edit Toolbar

Contains buttons that are shortcuts to some commonly used menu items. Frequently used when editing
code.

You can click a toolbar button once to carry out the action represented by that button. You can select the
Show ToolTips option in the General tab of the Options dialog box if you want to display ToolTips for
the toolbar buttons.

Toolbar Buttons

List Properties/Methods

Opens a box in the code window that contains the properties and methods available for the object that
precedes the period (.).

List Constants

Opens a box in the Code window that contains the constants that are valid choices for the property you
typed and that precede the equals sign (=).

Quick Info

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Provides the syntax for a variable, function, method, or procedure based on the location of your pointer
within the name of the function, method, or procedure.

Parameter Info

Shows a popup in the Code window that contains information about the parameters of the function in
which the pointer is located.

Complete Word

Accepts the characters that Visual Basic automatically adds to the word you are typing.

Indent

Shifts all lines in the selection to the next tab stop.

Outdent

Shifts all lines in the selection to the previous tab stop.

Toggle Breakpoint

Sets or removes a breakpoint at the current line.

Comment Block

Adds comment character to the beginning of each line of a selected block of text.

Uncomment Block

Removes the comment character from each line of a selected block of text.

Toggle Bookmark

Toggles a bookmark on or off for the active line in the Code window.

Next Bookmark

Moves the focus to the next bookmark in the bookmark stack.

Previous Bookmark

Moves the focus to the previous bookmark in the bookmark stack.

Clear All Bookmarks

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Removes all bookmarks.

Standard Toolbar

Contains buttons that are shortcuts to some commonly used menu items.

You can click a toolbar button once to carry out the action represented by that button. You can select the
Show ToolTips option in the General tab of the Options dialog box if you want to display ToolTips for
the toolbar buttons.

Toolbar Buttons

View <host application>

Toggles between the host application and the active Visual Basic document.

Insert

Opens a menu so that you can insert one of the following objects to your active project. The icon
changes to the last object you added. The default is the form.

— UserForm

— Module

— Class Module

— Procedure

Save <host document name>

Saves the host document including the project and all of its components — forms and modules.

Cut

Removes the selected control or text and places it on the Clipboard.

Copy

Copies the selected control or text onto the Clipboard.

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Paste

Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the current location.

Find

Opens the Find dialog box and searches for the specified text in the Find What box.

Undo <last editing action>

Reverses the last editing action.

Redo <last editing action>

Restores the last text editing Undo actions if no other actions have occurred since the last Undo.

Run Sub/UserForm or Run Macro

Runs the current procedure if the cursor is in a procedure, runs the UserForm if a UserForm is
currently active, or runs a macro if neither the Code window nor a UserForm is active.

Break

Stops execution of a program while it's running and switches to break mode.

Reset <project>

Clears the execution stack module level variables and resets the project.

Design Mode

Turns design mode off and on.

Project Explorer

Displays the Project Explorer, which displays a hierarchical list of the currently open projects and their
contents.

Properties Window

Opens the Properties window so you can view the properties of the selected control.

Object Browser

Displays the Object Browser, which lists the object libraries, the type library, classes, methods,
properties, events, and constants you can use in code, as well as the modules and procedures you defined

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for your project.

Toolbox

Displays or hides the Toolbox which contains all of the controls and insertable objects (such as a
Microsoft Excel Chart) available to your application. This is only available when a UserForm is active.

Office Assistant

Opens the Office Assistant where you can get help for the command, dialog box, or window that is
active.

UserForm Toolbar

Contains buttons that are shortcuts to some commonly used menu items that are useful for working with
forms.

You can click a toolbar button once to carry out the action represented by that button. You can select the
Show ToolTips option in the General tab of the Options dialog box if you want to display ToolTips for
the toolbar buttons.

Toolbar Buttons

Bring To Front

Moves the selected objects to the front of all other objects on a form.

Send To Back

Moves the selected objects behind all other objects on a form.

Group

Creates a group of the selected objects.

Ungroup

Ungroups the objects that were previously grouped.

Align

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 Lefts — Aligns the horizontal position of the selected objects, putting the left-most edges in
line.

 Centers — Aligns the horizontal position of the selected objects, putting the centers in line.

 Rights — Aligns the horizontal position of the selected objects, putting the right-most edges
in line.

 Tops — Aligns the vertical position of the selected objects, putting the tops in line.

 Middles — Aligns the vertical position of selected objects, putting the middles in line.

 Bottoms — Aligns the vertical position of the selected objects, putting the bottoms in line.

 to Grid — Aligns the top left of the selected object to the closest grid. The object is not
resized.

Center

 Horizontally — Centers the selected objects horizontally.

 Vertically — Centers the selected objects vertically.

Make Same Size

 Width — Adjusts width.

 Height — Adjusts height.

 Both — Adjusts both the width and the height.

Zoom

Reduces or enlarges the display of all controls on the UserForm. You can set any magnification
between 10 and 400 percent.

Code Window

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Use the Code window to write, display, and edit Visual Basic code. You can open as many Code
windows as you have modules, so you can easily view the code in different forms or modules, and copy
and paste between them.

You can open a Code window from:

 The Project window, by selecting a form or module, and choosing the View Code button.

 A UserForm window, by double-clicking a control or form, choosing Code from the View menu,
or pressing F7.

You can drag selected text to:

 A different location in the current Code window.

 Another Code window.

 The Immediate and Watch windows.

 The Recycle Bin.

Window Elements

Object Box

Displays the name of the selected object. Click the arrow to the right of the list box to display a list of all
objects associated with the form.

Procedures/Events Box

Lists all the events recognized by Visual Basic for a form or control displayed in the Object box. When
you select an event, the event procedure associated with that event name is displayed in the Code
window.

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If (General) is displayed in the Object box, the Procedure box lists any declarations and all of the
general procedures that have been created for the form. If you are editing module code, the Procedure
box lists all of the general procedures in the module. In either case, the procedure you select in the
Procedure box is displayed in the Code window.

All the procedures in a module appear in a single, scrollable list that is sorted alphabetically by name.
Selecting a procedure using the drop down list boxes at the top of the Code window moves the cursor to
the first line of code in the procedure you select.

Split Bar

Dragging this bar down, splits the Code window into two horizontal panes, each of which scrolls
separately. You can then view different parts of your code at the same time. The information that
appears in the Object box and Procedures/Events box applies to the code in the pane that has the focus.
Dragging the bar to the top or the bottom of the window or double-clicking the bar closes a pane.

Margin Indicator Bar

A gray area on the left side of the Code window where margin indicators are displayed.

Procedure View Icon

Displays the selected procedure. Only one procedure at a time is displayed in the Code window.

Full Module View Icon

Displays the entire code in the module.

Immediate Window

Allows you to:

 Type or paste a line of code and press ENTER to run it.

 Copy and paste the code from the Immediate window into the Code window but does not allow
you to save code in the Immediate window.

The Immediate window can be dragged and positioned anywhere on your screen unless you have made

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it a dockable window from the Docking Tab of the Options dialog box.

You can close the window by clicking the Close box. If the Close box is not visible, double-click the
Title bar to make the Close box visible, then click it.

Note In break mode, a statement in the Immediate window is executed in the context or scope that is
displayed in the Procedure box. For example, if you type Print variablename, your output is the value of
a local variable. This is the same as if the Print method had occurred in the procedure you were
executing when the program halted.

Locals Window

Automatically displays all of the declared variables in the current procedure and their values.

When the Locals window is visible, it is automatically updated every time there is a change from Run to
Break mode or you navigate in the stack display.

You can:

 Resize the column headers by dragging the border to the right or the left.

 Close the window by clicking the Close box. If the Close box is not visible, double-click the Title
bar to make the Close box visible, then click it.

Window Elements

Calls Stack Button

Opens the Call Stack dialog box which lists the procedures in the call stack.

Expression

Lists the name of the variables.

The first variable in the list is a special module variable and can be expanded to display all module level
variables in the current module. For a class module, the system variable <Me>is defined. For standard
modules, the first variable is the <name of the current module>. Global variables and variables in
other projects are not accessible from the Locals window.

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You cannot edit data in this column.

Value

List the value of the variable.

When you click on a value in the Value column, the cursor changes to an I-beam. You can edit a value
and then press ENTER, the UP ARROW key, the DOWN ARROW key, TAB, SHIFT+TAB, or click on
the screen to validate the change. If the value is illegal, the Edit field remains active and the value is
highlighted. A message box describing the error also appears. Cancel a change by pressing ESC.

All numeric variables must have a value listed. String variables can have an empty Value list.

Variables that contain subvariables can be expanded and collapsed. Collapsed variables do not display a
value but each subvariable does. The expand icon, and the collapse icon, appear to the left of the
variable.

Type

Lists the variable type. You cannot edit data in this column.

Object Browser

Displays the classes, properties, methods, events, and constants available from object libraries and the
procedures in your project. You can use it to find and use objects you create, as well as objects from
other applications.

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You can get Help for the Object Browser by searching for Object Browser in Help.

Window Elements Project/Library Box

Displays the currently referenced libraries for the active project. You can add libraries in the References
dialog box. <All Libraries> allows all of the libraries to be displayed at one time.

Search Text Box

Contains the string that you want to use in your search. You can type or choose the string you want. The
Search Text box contains the last 4 search strings that you entered until you close the project. You can
use the standard Visual Basic wildcards when typing a string.

If you want to search for a whole word, you can use the Find Whole Word Only command from the
shortcut menu.

Go Back Button

Allows you to go back to the previous selection in the Classes and Members of lists. Each time you click
it you move back one selection until all of your choices are exhausted.

Go Forward Button

Allows you to repeat your original selections in the Classes and Members of lists each time you click it,
until you exhaust the list of selections.

Copy to Clipboard Button

Copies the current selection in the Members of list or the Details pane text to the Clipboard. You can
then paste the selection into your code.

View Definition Button

Moves the cursor to the place in the Code window where the selection in the Members of list or the
Classes list is defined.

Help Button

Displays the online Help topic for the item selected in the Classes or the Members of list. You can also
use F1.

Search Button

Initiates a search of the libraries for the class or property, method, event or constant that matches the
string you typed in the Search Text box, and opens the Search Results pane with the appropriate list of
information.

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Show/Hide Search Results Button

Opens or hides the Search Results pane. The Search Results pane changes to show the search results
from the project or library chosen in the Project/Library list. Search results are listed alphabetically from
A to Z.

Search Results List

Displays the library, class, and member that corresponds to the items that contain your search string. The
Search Results pane changes when you change the selection in the Project/Library box.

Classes List

Displays all of the available classes in the library or project selected in the Project/Libraries box. If there
is code written for a class, that class appears in bold. The list always begins with <globals>, a list of
globally accessible members.

If you select a Class and do not specify a member, you will get the default member if one is available.
The default member is identified by an asterisk (*) or by the default icon specific to the member.

Members of List

Displays the elements of the class selected in the Classes pane by group and then alphabetically within
each group. Methods, properties, events, or constants that have code written for them appear bold. You
can change the order of this list with the Group Members command on the Object Browser shortcut
menu.

Details Pane

Shows the definition of the member. The Details pane contains a jump to the class or library to which
the element belongs. Some members have jumps to their parent class. For example, if the text in the
Details pane states that Command1 is declared as a command button type, clicking on command button
takes you to the Command Button class.

You can copy or drag text from the Details pane to the Code window.

Split Bar

Splits the panes so that you can adjust their size. There are splits between the:

 Classes box and the Members of box.

 Search Results list and the Classes and Members of boxes.

 Classes and Members of boxes and the Details pane.

Project Explorer

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Displays a hierarchical list of the projects and all of the items contained in and referenced by each of the
projects.

Window Elements
View Code

Displays the Code window so you can write and edit code associated with the selected item.

View Object

Displays the Object window for the selected item, an existing Document or UserForm.

Toggle Folders

Hides and shows the object folders while still showing the individual items contained within them.

List window

Lists the all loaded projects and the items included in each project.

 Project.

The project and items contained within it.

 UserForms

All .frm files associated with the project.

 Document

The document associated with the project. For example, in Microsoft Word, it is the Word
document.

 Modules

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All .bas modules for the project.

 Class Modules

All .cls files for the project.

 ActiveX Designers

All designers, .dsr files, in the project.

 References

References to other projects that you have set using the References command on the Tools
menu.

Properties Window

Lists the design-time properties for selected objects and their current settings. You can change these
properties at design time. When you select multiple controls, the Properties window contains a list of
the properties common to all the selected controls.

Window Elements
Object Box

Lists the currently selected object. Only objects from the active form are visible. If you select multiple

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objects, the properties common to the objects and their settings, based on the first object selected, appear
on the Properties List tabs.

Properties List Tabs

 Alphabetic Tab — Alphabetically lists all properties for the selected object that can be changed
at design time, as well as their current settings. You can change the property setting by selecting
the property name and typing or selecting the new setting.

 Categorized Tab — Lists all properties for the selected object by category. For example,
BackColor, Caption, and ForeColor are in the Appearance category. You can collapse the list so
that you see the categories or you can expand a category to see the properties. When you expand
or collapse the list, you see a plus (+) icon or minus (-) icon to the left of the category name.

Toolbox

Displays the standard Visual Basic controls plus any ActiveX controls and insertable objects you have
added to your project.

 You can customize the Toolbox by adding pages to it or by adding controls using the Additional
Controls command from the Tools menu.

When you add a page, a Select Objects tool is always available on the page.

Standard Toolbox Controls

Select Objects

Select Objects is the only item in the Toolbox that doesn't draw a control. When you select it, you can
only resize or move a control that has already been drawn on a form.

Label

Allows you to have text that you do not want the user to change, such as a caption under a graphic.

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TextBox

Holds text that the user can either enter or change.

ComboBox

Allows you to draw a combination list box and text box. The user can either choose an item from the list
or enter a value in the text box.

ListBox

Use to display a list of items from which the user can choose. The list can be scrolled if it has more
items than can be displayed at one time.

CheckBox

Creates a box that the user can easily choose to indicate if something is true or false, or to display
multiple choices when the user can choose more than one.

OptionButton

Allows you to display multiple choices from which the user can choose only one.

ToggleButton

Creates a button that toggles on and off.

Frame

Allows you to create a graphical or functional grouping for controls. To group controls, draw the frame
first, and then draw controls inside the frame.

CommandButton

Creates a button the user can choose to carry out a command.

TabStrip

Allows you to define multiple pages for the same area of a window or dialog box in your application.

MultiPage

Presents multiple screens of information as a single set.

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ScrollBar

Provides a graphical tool for quickly navigating through a long list of items or a large amount of
information, for indicating the current position on a scale, or as an input device or indicator of speed or
quantity.

SpinButton

A spinner control you can use with another control to increment and decrement numbers. You can also
use it to scroll back and forth through a range of values or a list of items.

Image

Displays a graphical image from a bitmap, icon, or metafile on your form. Images displayed in an Image
control can only be decorative and use fewer resources than a PictureBox.

UserForm Window

Allows you to create the windows or dialog boxes in your project. You draw and view controls on a
form.

While you are designing a form:

 Each form window has a Maximize, Minimize, and Close button.

 You can view the form grid and determine the size of the gridlines from the General tab of the
Options dialog box.

 Use the buttons in the Toolbox to draw controls on the form. You can set your controls to align
with the grid of your form from the General tab of the Options dialog box.

Watch Window

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Appears automatically when watch expressions are defined in the project.

You can:

 Change the size of the column headers by dragging its border to the right to make it larger or to
the left to make it smaller.

 Drag a selected variable to the Immediate window or the Watch window.

 Close the window by clicking the Close box. If the Close box is not visible, double-click the Title
bar to make the Close box visible, then click it.

Window Elements

Expression

Lists the watch expression with the Watch icon, on the left.

Value

List the value of the expression at the time of the transition to break mode.

You can edit a value and then press ENTER, the UP ARROW key, the DOWN ARROW key, TAB,
SHIFT+TAB, or click somewhere on the screen to validate the change. If the value is illegal, the Edit
field remains active and the value is highlighted. A message box describing the error also appears.
Cancel a change by pressing ESC.

Type

Lists the expression type.

Context

Lists the context of the watch expression.

If the context of the expression isn't in scope when going to break mode, the current value isn't
displayed.

You can close the window by clicking the Close box. If the Close box is not visible, double-click the
Title bar to make the Close box visible, then click it.

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